Excellent

In February this year, exactly like February last year, and almost the same trip, the same strange incident happened. I picked up the car with a full tank and returned it with a full tank, but both times I got charged $65. I only found out about it after returning to my home country last year and multiple complaints led nowhere. This year I made sure to point it out when returning the car, and without asking any questions, they refunded me immediately! I can't help but suspect this might be intentional. I hope for an explanation. ALEMO is usually cheaper on the ZUZUCHE platform, but once you get there, they strongly recommend upgrading the vehicle and adding extra insurance. Various charges (like $145 for 8 days of GPS; last year, I got talked into adding over $700 of extra insurance and received a free GPS, the charges can be very arbitrary), and then casually being charged $65 for 8 days of rental at $15 per day, once confirmed, they would immediately refund it! Am I being overly suspicious?

Alamo's shuttle bus was available not far from the airport, and it took about 15 minutes to reach the car lot. We queued up to complete the car rental procedures. At the counter, there was a dark-skinned man who looked like he might be Mexican. After verifying the documents, he asked if we wanted to buy insurance. Since we had already purchased full coverage when booking the car, we refused. He then claimed that the car we reserved was no longer available and recommended another car that would cost an additional $100 per day. We saw several Chevrolet Suburban SUVs, the type we reserved, parked in the lot, which made it clear that he was being difficult on purpose. After some arguments and taking photos of the cars in the lot, he reluctantly processed our rental.

The staff were very friendly, the car was in great condition, and pick-up and drop-off were fast and convenient.

ALAMO's basic services are adequate, with shuttle buses and decent online customer service. However, they didn't provide sufficient information about the car and its location. The parking lot staff were also inadequate and unclear, merely suggesting to pick any car. Follow-up inquiries about refueling were difficult as their phone lines were almost never answered.